Sorry, I'm so late for posting. I had work and didn't have time to fire up the computer until this evening.


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Dressed in a long indigo coat that wrapped around his body, his right arm had a sleeve while his left arm was covered with more fabric. "I didn't understand y'all's clothes when I was five and I don't think I ever will." Vegeta scowled as he tapped his foot waiting for Goku to shrug unto his black, knee-length coat. Icarus tutted as he buttoned Goku's coat up, "It was the only thing I had that would conceal your weapon, Prince. Deal with it." "Besides, blue's a good color on you, 'Gete's." Goku beamed, causing Vegeta to grumble under his breath, "It's too darn close to purple if you ask me."

Polunga spoke up, trying to keep her voice even, "There'll be thousands of people in the streets. Just slip in amongst the throngs and follow the crowd." Stepping forward, Bulma whispered as she handed her Mate his bow and a single arrow, "Please, please don't look up." 'Why won't you… …let me go… …with you?' Because, Woman, I've got one shot at this and I don't want to spend the entire time worrying about my Mate. And before you ask; no, the quiver won't fit under this contraption. 'What if they… …start searching houses?... I'm not going… back into a… …cage. Not again.'

Reaching under his collar, the Saiyan Prince pulled out a clear capsule filled with black liquid, "This is a Deathberry pill. Take this if, and only if, you're unable to avoid capture. If I find out that you took this and there was a way for you to survive…" Bulma silenced his words with her lips, clasping the pill to her chest, 'As if I… …wouldn't fight tooth… …and nail to… ...Bond with you.' Growling as he pulled the blue-haired teen flush against him, Vegeta deepened the kiss; opening himself to the Bond as he tried to pour all of his love and desire into his Mate.

"Ahem." Goku cleared his throat nervously, coughing into his fist, "Shouldn't we get going, Best Buddy?" Growling at the bumbling Saiyan, Vegeta tore himself from Bulma, "Took you long enough, Kakarot. Let's go before we lose the crowd." But the flame-haired teen paused at the door, turning to gaze at his blue-haired Mate and said, "I love you." Her whispered response washed over his senses as he flicked the hood up to hide his distinctive black hair, "I love you too." 'Go get 'em.' This war will be over by nightfall… One way or another.


Boldly stepping out onto the empty street, the two Saiyan teens backtracked towards the entrance to the Tunnels. "Where do you think everyone is?" Goku wondered as they passed by the stairs leading to the underground. Vegeta could hear the shuffling of feet, "Up ahead. They're taking the easiest route to that lizard's mansion." Struggling to keep an even pace, the teens quickly found what they were looking for, a sea of oddly looking faces dressed in rich furs and bright coats.

Slipping in amongst the people was easy. Keeping their heads down and not reacting to the loud noises was the hard part. "By order of President Freeza, all citizens must come to his mansion. Please stay calm and move in an orderly fashion. Food, clothing, and medical supplies will be provided when you arrive." A monotone voice said over the speaker system, repeating over and over again as they walked. Vegeta spared a glance at the Freeza Force mooks stationed for the masses protection. They're everywhere. On balconies, their trucks, even the street. Probably in the buildings too…

Vegeta felt another pair of eyes on him. A little Namekian girl dressed in a bright green coat was staring at him. Quickly looking down, the Prince scowled at his feet, Idiot! If that Namekian recognized me and says something, we're done for. At Goku's nudge, Vegeta glanced back up, seeing that mooks were sifting through the crowd and checking for Revolutionaries. "Should we turn around?" The spiky-haired Saiyan whispered so quietly that his Prince almost didn't hear him. "No." Vegeta hissed lowly, "That'll draw even more attention." Having no other choice but to continue their path, Goku gripped the knife his brother had given him tightly.

Suddenly, an explosion happened. Everyone dropped to the ground, some screamed as mooks bellowed, "It's the Revolutionaries!" Vegeta looked back and saw a mass of warriors descending on them, picking off any white armored mook stupid enough to stand and fight. Unfortunately, some civilians panicked and got in the way of the bullets. Idiots! Why couldn't they just stay down?

Turning back towards his goal, the Prince grit his teeth as another explosion went off. "The noise… it's too much…" Goku gasped, trying to hold it together. Over the noise, Vegeta heard a small child's desperate cry, "Mama! Mama, please!" "The Namekian, Kakarot. Get her to safety. I'll meet you behind the barriers." Vegeta ordered harshly. Quickly helping his Prince stand, Goku took off like a shot and snatched the girl out of harm's way, taking her to the sidewalk and setting her down on a flower bed. "Stay here until someone comes to get you, ok?" Not even waiting for her to numbly nod her head, the spiky-haired Saiyan took off to meet up with his ally.

While Goku was rescuing the girl, Vegeta was dodging bullets until he could leap over a steel barricade. Pulling off his hood, he took a second to breathe as he waited before noticing a scared mook staring at him. "Give me your gun." Vegeta growled, a murderous gleam in his coal-black eyes. The mook slid it over immediately. "Good." The flame-haired teen purred, "Now if you want to live, I suggest you take off your armor and lay face down until another Revolutionary comes."

The man, probably no older than eighteen, complied with Vegeta's orders just as Goku slid behind the barrier. "So," Goku huffed, slightly out of breath, "what'd I miss?" Shoving the gun into his hands, the other teen growled, "Not much. Keep moving." Easily vaulting over the second line of barriers, the two warriors ran forward as people were trying to get to safety. Goku fired his new gun at a mook that had noticed them since their hoods were down, killing him as the bridge they had just run under collapsed from a rocket.

Taking cover behind a huge truck, with the engine at their back; the teens tried to catch their breath and survey the situation before making their next move. Suddenly the truck exploded, the Saiyans barely jumping out of the way in time as the massive vehicle flipped onto its roof. Vegeta pushed himself off the ground, his ears still ringing from the explosion, and shook his head to clear the fog away. Through the thick smoke, he saw his ally surrounded by Freeza Force mooks. Goku was giving them a good fight but outnumbered and without a weapon, it was only a matter of time before they overpowered him.

Quickly snagging his fallen bow from the ground, the Saiyan Prince's rage grew as his black, flame-like hair turned blonde and his coal-black eyes shifted to electric teal. "Quit screwing around, Kakarot! I don't have time to save you!" A blank expression crossed Goku's face before his hair changed colors and he freed himself. Don't tell me the idiot forgot he could do that… Shouting over the noise, Vegeta ordered, "Join the fight, Kakarot!" I've got some unfinished business to attend to… Goku nodded as his Prince flicked his hood back up, concealing his face once more.

Vegeta pressed onward towards his goal. There was less gunfire here, farther away from the action, but a stray rocket hit a statue. Growling at the cracked marble face of his enemy as he passed, the flame-haired teen slammed into a crowd of people. I hate crowds… He groused to himself as he forced his way through the crowd, pushing and shoving until he could go no farther because of how tightly packed they were. Spotting an unguarded truck, the Saiyan Prince made his way to it and climbed up to get a better view.

There are so many people… Vegeta thought as his trained eyes zeroed in on the line of white moving around between one mass of mixed colors and another. The high-pitched cries and terrified screams filled his ears, even from this distance. Of course, that lizard would hide behind children. A familiar noise caused him to turn around as a Capital hovercraft flew overhead, dropping gold parachutes for its young citizens.

All of the children's hands reached towards the sky, hoping to get a gift. Staring at the parachutes as they slowly floated down to eagerly awaiting hands, Vegeta couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't quite right. Something's wrong. This isn't the lizard's usual style… "I got one!" a child yelled out and as his hands touched the floating object, it exploded violently, triggering all the other parachutes.